Ukiah paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
Ukiah is a city in Mendocino County. 38 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Ukiah in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $86,631, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Ukiah?
Official pay range, eMTs1
$61,757 to $75,066
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for eMTs, the largest group
Based on the 10 of 38 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
The largest group of Ukiah's paramedics and EMTs (15 of 38) hold the title 4072 Amb Oper/EMT (Ift 12-Hr), with an official range of $61,757 to $75,066. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $74,605, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $85,937
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $18,743
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $61,757
- bottom of the 4063 Amb Oper/EMT (911 24-Hr) range
- Average pay rank
- 17th
- of 30 California employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at Ukiah pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
EMTs
- 4063 Amb Oper/EMT (911 24-Hr)Fewer than 5
- 4072 Amb Oper/EMT (Ift 12-Hr)$74,605
- 7942 Emerg Ambulance Oper/EMT (Oc)Not reported
- 7943 Emerg Ambulance Oper/Para (Oc)Not reported
- 7950 Ift Ambulance Oper/EMT (Oc)Not reported
- 7951 Ift Ambulance Oper/Para (Oc)Not reported
Paramedics
- 4065 Amb Oper/Paramedic (911 24-Hr)Fewer than 5
- 4077 Amb Oper/Paramedic (Ift 12-Hr)Fewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Ukiah pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Mendocino County?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Ukiah next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Ukiah$86,631
- All employers in Mendocino County$85,350
- All employers in California$92,008
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Ukiah earned $1,281 more than the Mendocino County average and $5,377 less than the California average.
Where does Ukiah rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1
All 30 California employers
Ukiah ranks 17th of 30, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $87,424
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Ukiah
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year paramedic and EMT, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Ukiah's paramedics and EMTs
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,094
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $8,415
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Ukiah
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Ukiah?
Paramedics and EMTs at Ukiah who worked the full year earned an average of $86,631 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $85,937: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $61,757 to $75,066.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Ukiah earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $18,743 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $16,026: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Ukiah?
$61,757 a year: the bottom of the official range for Ukiah's 4063 Amb Oper/EMT (911 24-Hr) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $86,631 in total pay.
What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Ukiah get?
The most common pension formula among Ukiah's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,094 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Ukiah figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Ukiah at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Ukiah.